diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 775a3d872a..abecc74547 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3701,19 +3701,27 @@
                 root filesystems, achieve faster boot times, maintain your critical
                 functionality, and avoid initial RAM disks:
                 <itemizedlist>
-                    <listitem><para>Determine your goals and guiding
-                        principles.</para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Understand what contributes to your image size.
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='goals-and-guiding-principles'>Determine your goals and guiding principles.</link>
                         </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Reduce the size of the root filesystem.
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='understand-what-gives-your-image-size'>Understand what contributes to your image size.</link>
                         </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Reduce the size of the kernel.
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='trim-the-root-filesystem'>Reduce the size of the root filesystem.</link>
                         </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Eliminate packaging requirements.
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='trim-the-kernel'>Reduce the size of the kernel.</link>
                         </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Look for other ways to minimize size.
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='remove-package-management-requirements'>Eliminate packaging requirements.</link>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='look-for-other-ways-to-minimize-size'>Look for other ways to minimize size.</link>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link linkend='iterate-on-the-process'>Iterate on the process.</link>
                         </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Iterate on the process.</para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
             </para>
         </section>
@@ -3797,7 +3805,7 @@
                     <listitem><para><filename>dirsize.py</filename>: Reports
                         component sizes for the root filesystem.</para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
-                This next tool and command helps you organize configuration
+                This next tool and command help you organize configuration
                 fragments and view file dependencies in a human-readable form:
                 <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem><para><filename>merge_config.sh</filename>:
@@ -3812,7 +3820,11 @@
                         create configuration files for different machines
                         without having to duplicate your process.</para>
                         <para>The <filename>merge_config.sh</filename> script is
-                        part of the Linux Yocto kernel Git repository in the
+                        part of the Linux Yocto kernel Git repositories
+                        (i.e. <filename>linux-yocto-3.14</filename>,
+                        <filename>linux-yocto-3.10</filename>,
+                        <filename>linux-yocto-3.8</filename>, and so forth)
+                        in the
                         <filename>scripts/kconfig</filename> directory.</para>
                         <para>For more information on configuration fragments,
                         see the